1. RACIAL PROFILING: EDUCATING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY
GERALD P. RICHARD II
Director, Legal Support Division
Phoenix Police Department

2. THE PROCESS OF REDUCING RACIAL PROFILING
The Top Down
Voluntarily
Consent Decree

3. PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHIEF RUBEN ORTEGA (RETIRED – PHOENIX – SALT LAKE CITY)
CHIEF BENNIE CLICK (RETIRED PHOENIX - DALLAS)
DIRECTOR DENNIS GARRETT, ARIZONA DPS (RETIRED CHIEF – PHOENIX)
CHIEF HAROLD HURTT – HOUSTON (FORMER CHIEF - OXNARD, CALIFORNIA & PHOENIX)
INTERIM CHIEF JACK HARRIS

4. 1991 CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING IDENTIFY A MODEL CURRICULUM
KEEP IN MIND YOUR AUDIENCE
TEACH ABOUT VARIOUS GROUPS
CONTINUOUSLY CHANGE THE TITLE
PROVIDE RATIONALE

5. CULTURAL AWARENESS AVOID BASHING PROMOTE DEPARTMENT’S SUCCESSES
“THE CUTTING EDGE”

6. 1993 – ARIZONA’S SAG MINORITY YOUTH ISSUES COMMITTEE REPORT
CAROLE COLES HENRY
THE DATA
LAW ENFORCEMENT’S RESISTANCE
GARRETT’S DECISION

7. EFFECT ON ARIZONA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
ARIZONA PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING (AZPOST) BOARD
JUVENILE & ADULT PROBATION
JUDICIAL COLLEGE

8. LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE
CHIEF’S ATTITUDE
SUPPORT THROUGH THE CHAIN
CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING
COMMUNITY RESPONSE SQUAD
COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICERS

9. RACIAL PROFILING TRAINING CHIEF’S PERSONAL MESSAGE RACIST OFFICERS?
HIGHLIGHT DEPARTMENT’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS
COMMUNICATION OPERATORS
COMMUNITY TRAINING

10. RACIAL PROFILING WHY DO IT? WHAT RESULTS ARE EXPECTED?
WHO WILL EVALUATE IT?
HOW WILL IT BE DONE?
EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY

11. PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT’S COMMUNITY TRAINING
CITIZEN ADVISORY GROUP
CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMIES
USE OF FORCE & DISCIPLINE REVIEW BOARDS
COMMUNITY GROUPS
CITIZEN COMPLAINTS

12. PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT’S COMMUNITY TRAINING
THE POLICE CULTURE TRAINING
COMMUNITY CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING

13. THE MESSAGE THE POLICE CULTURE POLITICAL ERA REFORM ERA
COMMUNITY POLICING ERA

14. THE MESSAGE Community Cultural Awareness
Retired Sergeant Gerald Heuett
Arizona Peace Officer Standards & Training
City of Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department
Continuous Dialogue
Community Input
Officer Training
Policy

15. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COPS OFFICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT
Research Partners
Phoenix Police Department
National Conference of Community & Justice
Arizona State University West Campus
The Process
Survey
Museum of Tolerance
Knowledge Cafes
Community Forums
Adult Citizens
Youth

16. COPS GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS
IMPACT STUDY
CONTINUE KNOWLEDGE CAFES
EXPAND MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE INTERACTION TRAININGS
COMMUNITY FORUMS
ADULT
YOUTH (BUILDING BLOCKS)

17. NAPOLITANO’S PLAN THE RESOLUTION TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT
ASSOCIATION SUPPORT
INDIRECT PRESSURE AND BUY-IN

18. ARIZONA SUPREME COURT’S COMMISSION ON MINORITIES
FORMER SAG MEMBERS
CURRENT SAG MEMBERS
COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS & AGENCIES
BROADEN ISSUES THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING

19. ARIZONA SUPREME COURT’S COMMISSION ON MINORITIES
OVER-REPRESENTATION OF MINORITY YOUTH CONFERENCE
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT CONFERENCE
ATTEND JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT COMMISSION HEARINGS

20. COMMISSION ON MINORITIES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING
REVIEW DATA AND INFORMATION
JUSTICE SYSTEM COMPOSITION
JUVENILE TREATMENT VENDOR

21. THE ANNUAL REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
HIRING PROCESS
APPOINTMENT PROCESS
TRAINING

22. THE ANNUAL REPORT: JUVENILE TREATMENT VENDOR RECOMMENDATIONS
STAFF COMPOSITION
CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING
BILINGUAL CAPABILITIES
NO SERVICE – NO FUNDING!

23. THE ANNUAL REPORT
DISTRIBUTE REPORT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES
REPORT CARD UPDATE FROM 1993

24. THE BUILDING BLOCKS INITIATIVE
CHIEF JUSTICE THOMAS ZLAKET
JAMES BELL
THE PLANNING COMMITTEE

25. ARIZONA’S BUILDING BLOCKS PLANNING COMMITTEE
REVIEWED SEATTTLE’S APPROACH
DATA COLLECTION APPROACH
ISSUES CONSIDERED
GOVERNING BOARD

26. POTENTIAL CONCERNS DATA COLLECTION LACK OF RESOURCES
VALUE OF DATA EVALUATIONS
COMMUNITY’S PERCEPTION

27. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS CONTINUE DIALOGUE CONTINUE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
CONTINUE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EDUCATION
CONTINUE TO EXPLORE NEW ALTERNATIVES

28. THANK YOU